Help Save the West 115th Street Townhouses
From Harlem Bespoke:
The efforts to get the Morningside Heights neighborhood landmarked reaches a critical point as three brownstones by the Columbia campus wait to be demolished. The buildings at 408, 410, and 412 115th Street, between Amsterdam and Morningside Drive are properties owned by Columbia that will be taken down to make room for taller structures. The Landmarks Preservation Commission had reviewed proposals to landmark the entire neighborhood over a decade ago but still have held out on making any commitments. State assemblyman Daniel O’Donnell has spearheaded this movement but to no avail. Now that Columbia has had the green light from the DOB to tear down the three buildings, politicians including Charles Rangel, Inez Dickens and O’donnell have been meeting with local preservation groups to try to halt the demise of the historic townhouses. The three building were deemed historic in 2008 by the New York State Historic Preservation Office but this does not hold any weight in protecting the buildings. Preservationist are now looking at the Landmarks Preservation Commission to save the day and have started a letter writing campaign.
Sign the Petition: http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/morningsidebrownstones/
Save the brownstones.